HEBREW WORD STUDY – WRATH – חמה

Psalm 38:1, “A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.”   It seems like David really crossed the line this time, now he is really frightened that God is going to burn with His wrath...

HEBREW WORD STUDY – SHEPHERDS –רעיא

Luke 2:8 “And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.”   We hear this Christmas story so much around this time of year that we never really stop to think about it or wonder about some obvious...

WORD STUDY – THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

Matthew 2:11: “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”   The identity of...

WORD STUDY – “DELIGHT” CHAPHETS חפצ

Psalms 37:23, “The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”   There is considerable disagreement over the syntax of this passage.   Does man delight in God’s way or does God delight in man’s way?  Go ahead and read your modern...